diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f99af77..7fbf205 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 5.1.9
+  - Doc fixes
+
 ## 5.1.8
   - Docs: Fix topic title
 
diff --git a/logstash-output-kafka.gemspec b/logstash-output-kafka.gemspec
index df36ac7..88ac333 100644
--- a/logstash-output-kafka.gemspec
+++ b/logstash-output-kafka.gemspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.name            = 'logstash-output-kafka'
-  s.version         = '5.1.8'
+  s.version         = '5.1.9'
   s.licenses        = ['Apache License (2.0)']
   s.summary         = 'Output events to a Kafka topic. This uses the Kafka Producer API to write messages to a topic on the broker'
   s.description     = "This gem is a Logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/logstash-plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"